Why would you be beaten more, swerving from the way? Every head is sick and every heart in pain. Isaiah 1:5 Robert Alter Why – The Hebrew phrase ʿal me(h) is translated “where” by the NASB but “why” by Robert Alter. The meanings are not the same. Is God asking (metaphorically) the location of the…
“The heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately sick; who can understand it?” Jeremiah 17:9 NASB Desperately sick– It’s the adjective that is bothersome. ʾānaš is the word in the Hebrew text. It means, quite simply, “sick.” It’s used once in Job, five times in Jeremiah, once in Isaiah, and once in Micah. You can see…
And Jesus answered and said to them, “It is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick. Luke 5:31 NASB Are sick – So how do you feel today? Rested? Comfortable? Or maybe your back is a bit sore from holiday exercise. Maybe you ate too much. Maybe you’re…
And in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. Romans 8:26 NASB Weakness – Sick! That’s the usual meaning of the Greek word astheneia. It comes from the negative…
